Open AccessTurtaios van Sparta as ‘betrokke’ digter
Author(s) -
William Henderson
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
literator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2219-8237
pISSN - 0258-2279
DOI - 10.4102/lit.v9i3.851
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , spartan , elegiac , literature , politics , history , classics , art , political science , law , poetry , computer science , field programmable gate array , computer hardware , operating system
This article examines the surviving verse of Tyrtaeus of Sparta as Httérature engagée, and thus pursues the theme of a similar article on Solon of Athens (Literator 9(2), 1988:1-16). The Spartan poet used the elegiac form for two main purposes: (1.) the encouragement of Spartan soldiers in their struggle against the Messenians (parainesis), and (2.) the analysis of socio-political problems in Sparta